Well, my first gear purchase of 2024 has been made. I ordered a Catalinbread Soft Focus reverb pedal last night from a shop on Reverb.com.
The ENWorld Electric Bard Gear (Etc) Thread
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R_J_K75
Legend
Happy new gear day
Jahydin
Hero
With so many great reverb pedals on the market, what about this one jumped out at you?
It sounds absolutely fantastic btw and don't want my comment to come off as "sounds just as good as any other reverb". Insight into why guitar players choose the gear they do interests me!
I have several very good reverbs. But this one is based on a particular patch from a particular piece of gear which essentially defined a genre. A genre I really enjoy.
Now, I can probably get the same sound by fiddling with the settings on certain other pedals I own, but with this, I don’t have to. That means I can leave those pedals on settings I already like.
Ummmm…
TaranTheWanderer
Legend
Have you seen the farting one?
I have, but I think that one was merely a joke. This may be the real deal, a la the Korg Miku.
Jahydin
Hero
Too cool. Totally understand.
I'm curious about what gear and what genre now though! Shoegaze? Just getting into that...
There’s basically 2 different but related branches of shoegaze.
There’s the stuff that’s ambient, chill-out vibe that’s all about setting an ethereal mood. That’s bands like Slowdive and Cocteau Twins.
Then there’s the bands whose guitarists took the same pedalboards and added overdrive, distortion and fuzz, turning dreamy textures into an edginess that occasionally borders on nightmares. That’s Lush, My Bloody Valentine, Curve, and Jesus & Mary Chain, to name a few.
As a genre, it was biggest in the late 80s and through most of the 90s, and then kind of fizzled.
BUT…it’s experiencing a renaissance.
Slowdrive is making a strong comeback after 30 years. The lead singer/guitarist for Lush has a new band Piroskhka, which- while strictly speaking isn’t shoegaze- has some elements that are similar.
And Softcult (amongst other new bands) are taking the genre for a spin as well.
Jahydin
Hero
@Dannyalcatraz
Oh awesome! I had a feeling...
I never heard of the genre until I picked up Slowdive's 2017 Self-Titled album and fell in love. I don't think that CD left my car for months. When I learned it was an entire genre from the 90's I was completely blown away. Been listening to anything I could get my hands on, so will certainly be checking out the names you dropped, thanks.
Makes sense why I would like it though, Alcest and This Will Destroy You have a similar "dreamy" feel and they're some of my favorites.
Oh awesome! I had a feeling...
I never heard of the genre until I picked up Slowdive's 2017 Self-Titled album and fell in love. I don't think that CD left my car for months. When I learned it was an entire genre from the 90's I was completely blown away. Been listening to anything I could get my hands on, so will certainly be checking out the names you dropped, thanks.
Makes sense why I would like it though, Alcest and This Will Destroy You have a similar "dreamy" feel and they're some of my favorites.
